The topic of my article is how ordinary people who take action to save lives. “We are reminded again of the heroes who walk among us” is the title of my article. My article is from Longview News Journal or here. A driver had been swept away in her car by floodwaters. The driver still trapped in her car, ended up in a creek. A bystander from Gilmer, Texas saw what was happening, and didn’t hesitate to take action. Firefighters and a police officer had jumped in the creek to try and save her. After being underwater for 10 minutes and doing all they could to help her she unfortunately died later that day in the hospital. It’s crazy to think how easily somebody can be gone in a matter of minutes, especially in this incident. This affects me because I live in east Texas. I remember seeing pictures of how high the creek and lakes were getting, along with some parking lots and ditches. I know how careful we need to be when driving in the conditions. It’s scary to think how that could have been one of my loved ones. I know I’m definitely paying more attention to being careful on raining days like that one. This affects the community as well. This happened so close to every town in east texas. Now I feel everyone is a bit more cautious. This affects the world because it affects a town near me. Floods happen everywhere, and like I said before I feel everyone is more aware. The people who pitched in to help are true heros. It’s great to know there are still great people in the world like them. I know if i see someone in trouble i’m not going to hesitate to help.